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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Coffee Pot

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pear-shaped, on three legs with side handle; the front painted with a cockerell and the sides with scattered flowers and insects


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware coffee pot, painted with a cockerel, insects and flowers, possibly made at Lunéville pottery factory, France, ca. 1770
Physical description
Pear-shaped, on three legs with side handle; the front painted with a cockerell and the sides with scattered flowers and insects
Credit line
Purchased through the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray
Object history
Bought from the Rosenheim sale 3 May 1923
Production
Listed in Rosenheim sale catalogue as Höchst. Acquired as Strasburg c. 1760. Labelled as Lunéville before the 1990s.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.252-1923

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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